The Brazilian federal government has stopped publishing a running total of coronavirus deaths and infections in an extraordinary move that critics call an attempt to hide the true toll of the disease in Latin America’s largest nation

Activist held news conference in La Mesa on Wednesday after returning from Minneapolis

Monday, June 8

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Amid the non-stop news coverage of the dangerous global pandemic caused by a novel virus and more recently the peaceful protests of George Floyd’s tragic death hijacked by those who would foment violence, a bipartisan team of legislators advanced a proposal to remake the National Science Foundation to better address the long-term global competitiveness of the United States.

On May 6, Carlos Ernesto Escobar Mejia, a 57-year-old man died at a San Diego hospital while in the custody of Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) because of complications associated with COVID-19.

President Donald Trump announced Tuesday night that he is seeking a new state to host this summer’s Republican National Convention after North Carolina refused to guarantee the event could be held in Charlotte without restrictions because of ongoing concerns over the coronavirus.

The federal agency charged with overseeing legal immigration is resuming services in many cities across the country Thursday after being shuttered for more than two months because of the coronavirus pandemic

Hundreds of decked-out cars bearing Sweetwater Union High School District graduates turned out Thursday for the closest thing they’ll get to a graduation right now — a parade of cars on the Southwestern College campus.

Hundreds of decked-out cars bearing Sweetwater Union High School District graduates turned out Thursday for the closest thing they’ll get to a graduation right now — a parade of cars on the Southwestern College campus.

Tens of thousands of protesters have marched worldwide in what could be the biggest one-day mobilization against racial injustice since a white Minneapolis police officer pressed a knee into Floyd’s neck for several minutes

Portland, Oregon, Mayor Ted Wheeler on Saturday ordered the city’s police to stop using a common type of tear gas except as a last resort in life-threatening situations, making it one of several cities that have started restricting law enforcement tactics in response to widespread protests over the killing of George Floyd

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